Short Pain #12 & 35

by David Lenna

The lashes, baked.
The persona, baked.
The demons, baked.
Undressing me naked.

The baked lashes,
dyed by the sun.
Crowds of people,
they want to see.

I bake today
as well as tomorrow.
Peace is the moment
of reloading a gun.

So let’s bake together.
At once, with each other.
The sea of vain in rage.
To the northern lights!

Author’s note about this piece:

Short Pain #12 & 35' paraphrases famous quotes by Bob Dylan, including the song title 'Rainy Day Women #12 & 35'. 12x35=420.

David Lenna is nothing and everything in the universe. Not in yours, of course. His poems have appeared in Adelaide Magazine, The Blotter, Jokes Literary Review, and Orangepeel Literary Magazine, among others. David lives in Prague, but you can send him some regards @hehasanaccount.